Rita Lester was awarded Nebraska Wesleyan's Faculty Scholar Award, which recognizes a faculty member who has distinguished themself through research, scholarly work, and/or creative projects.
Samantha Redfern became interested in Estonia at the start of her Nebraska Wesleyan education. She spent an entire semester learning and writing about Estonia through her Introduction to International Politics class.
Two Nebraska Wesleyan University seniors have been selected to receive a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study abroad for the fall semester.
Participants in the Encounter World Religions Conference spend one week studying 11 religions through lectures, visits to spiritual sanctuaries, and participation in religious practices.
Paul Rauschenbush, executive religion editor of the Huffington Post, will present the Mattingly Visiting Scholar Lecture at Nebraska Wesleyan University on Thursday, May 1.
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education have named Lester the 2012 Nebraska Professor of the Year.
A scholar who says religion is going through a challenging period of change, erosion and decline, will share her research at an upcoming Nebraska Wesleyan University lecture.
Students and colleagues of Rita Lester say the religion professor is known for her rigorous courses. And in the same breath, they鈥檙e quick to point out that her courses are so intriguing and engaging that students want to come back for more.
In her three years as a Nebraska Wesleyan University student Jessica Danson has studied abroad in Mexico, Germany and Estonia. Add to that her service trips to Nicaragua, Malawi, and Guatemala, and a conference in Canada, and you have to assume she鈥檚 headed for a career in international affairs.
The president of PEN American Center, the internationally acclaimed literary and human rights association, will explore some of the central ethical questions of our time during his upcoming lecture at Nebraska Wesleyan University.
In the 10 years that religion professor Rita Lester has taught at Nebraska Wesleyan University, she has seen an increasing demand for courses on Islam.
